140
140
Nov 29, 2012
11/12
by
CURRENT
tv
eye 140
favorite 0
quote 0
is really is. >> stephanie: who thinks people had it bad during the clinton years. you know what, i'm going to open a bottle of wine tonight with my bill clinton cork screw and think about the times of peace and prosperity. [ magic wand music ] >> you did find it on the google machine. >> sound byte: they can have him on a rather short leash or here is your allowance come back next month if you behave. >> you're proposing that the debt ceiling be increaseed monthly. >> sound byte: molly ifmonthly monthly if he's good. >> stephanie: that's governor norquist saying we should keep the president on a short leash and give him an allowance if he's good. >> why is anybody listening to him. >> stephanie: does that strike anybody at racist? wow, that's when i was hit in in the stomach with the battle ball in fifth grade. >> that's an every day occurrence for me. fat kid. i couldn't move fast. >> stephanie: oh, boo boo. 45 minutes after the hour. we'll be right back on "the stephanie miller show"." >> announcer: you can't turn her off, not after you've turned her on. it's "th
is really is. >> stephanie: who thinks people had it bad during the clinton years. you know what, i'm going to open a bottle of wine tonight with my bill clinton cork screw and think about the times of peace and prosperity. [ magic wand music ] >> you did find it on the google machine. >> sound byte: they can have him on a rather short leash or here is your allowance come back next month if you behave. >> you're proposing that the debt ceiling be increaseed monthly....
162
162
Nov 29, 2012
11/12
by
CURRENT
tv
eye 162
favorite 0
quote 0
bill clinton in the 1990s raise the taxes. raised the highest marginal tax rate and did better in terms of the economy job creation, economic growth, and economic performance by every measure than the years after george w. bush reduced the highest marginal tax rates. the evidence seems to point in the opposite direction, higher taxes on the wealthy help the economy, and don't hurt the economy. >> eliot: that is exactly the point that warren buffet has made over and over again. the preeminent investor over the years. he said i'm a capitalist. i want to make money. listen to robert reich. from an ideological point of view it seems to me from the inception of the republican party they want to cut taxes cut taxes this has been an effort to starve the beast. to say that there is no money for government, and you must cut the agenda. that seemed to be the agenda from the early reagan revolution revolution. >> david stockman came up with the phrase, starve the beast. he understood if you go deeper and deeper into debt and reduce tax r
bill clinton in the 1990s raise the taxes. raised the highest marginal tax rate and did better in terms of the economy job creation, economic growth, and economic performance by every measure than the years after george w. bush reduced the highest marginal tax rates. the evidence seems to point in the opposite direction, higher taxes on the wealthy help the economy, and don't hurt the economy. >> eliot: that is exactly the point that warren buffet has made over and over again. the...
113
113
Dec 1, 2012
12/12
by
CURRENT
tv
eye 113
favorite 0
quote 0
. >> he has got to be bill clinton for a moment. explain it to people like my husband would clayne to me, stop spending money. that would help. but then he realizes that i have to make money. stop spending money is not enough. >> the problem is when you don't stop spending money. here who is not laughing this is john boehner speaker of the house. >> this is a stalemate. let's not kid ourselves. i'm not trying to make this more difficult. you've watched me over the last three weeks, i've been very guarded in what i have had to say. but when i come out the day after the election and make it clear that republicans will put revenue on the table i took a great risk. >> cenk: kind of makes you yearn for the pen jokes. >> yes. >> cenk: look, he didn't take a great risk. that's what the whole election was about raising revenue. raising revenue is code word for not raising the income tax rates. we don't want to raise rates we'll get rid of loopholes that we'll put back in next year. i love the point that dorothy made. i never thought about i
. >> he has got to be bill clinton for a moment. explain it to people like my husband would clayne to me, stop spending money. that would help. but then he realizes that i have to make money. stop spending money is not enough. >> the problem is when you don't stop spending money. here who is not laughing this is john boehner speaker of the house. >> this is a stalemate. let's not kid ourselves. i'm not trying to make this more difficult. you've watched me over the last three...
113
113
Dec 5, 2012
12/12
by
CURRENT
tv
eye 113
favorite 0
quote 0
my first choice is hillary clinton. i think she's the front-runner amongst the colleagues i've talked to. dozens of my colleagues since the election. she's a front-runner. i think you give her about six months. >> jennifer: that's exactly what i said today. six months. then we start -- although yesterday when she was writing the note to the losers in new york, i was saying that, to me, is a great sign she is, in fact, on the path to running. >> well, bill clinton was the most valuable player out there. >> jennifer: absolutely. >> for the obama/biden campaign other than the two principles on the ticket. of course, every governor, every senator, every member of congress who was elected is also a super delegate who will choose the next president. >> jennifer: i don't see how the force -- the force the inexorable pull of this from those who support her and those who love her is just going to be too great. she needs to go to a spa. she needs to take a relaxing -- take a break. do the exercises. what she wants to do. but six
my first choice is hillary clinton. i think she's the front-runner amongst the colleagues i've talked to. dozens of my colleagues since the election. she's a front-runner. i think you give her about six months. >> jennifer: that's exactly what i said today. six months. then we start -- although yesterday when she was writing the note to the losers in new york, i was saying that, to me, is a great sign she is, in fact, on the path to running. >> well, bill clinton was the most...
178
178
Dec 4, 2012
12/12
by
CURRENT
tv
eye 178
favorite 0
quote 0
this is the home of the clinton presidential library, and maybe the hilary clinton presidential library. >> stephanie: oh, i hope so. i was just talking to somebody about that yesterday. >> caller: when are you coming down here, we have a lot of liberals down here. >> stephanie: yes, i have never been to the clinton library. >> caller: well, come on down. what i wanted to point out, and it has already been said here before, basically -- the republicans are trying to throw grandma and grandpa under the bus because of the $3 trillion war debt. >> stephanie: yeah. >> caller: this is what this is somebody. americans claim to be patriotic, and so many of us wanted to go to war after 9/11 then why don't we have a surtax on the bottom of our income tax reform so we can all pay, but people like mitt romney should be paying more also. >> stephanie: absolutely. >> all of the politicians who supported the iraq war should be paying more. >> stephanie: there you go. and by the way -- >> i am not one of your fans! >> stephanie: sexy liberal hal sparks and spongebob square pants on the big show tomorr
this is the home of the clinton presidential library, and maybe the hilary clinton presidential library. >> stephanie: oh, i hope so. i was just talking to somebody about that yesterday. >> caller: when are you coming down here, we have a lot of liberals down here. >> stephanie: yes, i have never been to the clinton library. >> caller: well, come on down. what i wanted to point out, and it has already been said here before, basically -- the republicans are trying to...
112
112
Nov 29, 2012
11/12
by
CURRENT
tv
eye 112
favorite 0
quote 0
the economy did pretty damn well under bill clinton. haven't we already seen evidence of the fact that what john boehner -- evidence, actual real, world evidence that what john john boehner is saying is not true. >> it is a point that democrats are talking about. >> bill: i'm asking you in your research. >> well, you know, it is not mine to say. you could also argue that spending cuts that were put in place during the -- when republicans held the house during the '90s, republicans argue that helped the economy. it wasn't all just bill clinton and his tax rates. there are multiple sides to that coin. i think that you could kind of argue both sides there. >> bill: all right. well thank you steven for joining us. we don't argue both sides on this show. uh-huh. i think that eight years of bill clinton and 22 million new jobs and eight years of sustained economic growth speaks loudly and is all of the proof that we need. we'll be right back. >> announcer: this is the "bill press show." right have, about the "heavy hand of government" ... i w
the economy did pretty damn well under bill clinton. haven't we already seen evidence of the fact that what john boehner -- evidence, actual real, world evidence that what john john boehner is saying is not true. >> it is a point that democrats are talking about. >> bill: i'm asking you in your research. >> well, you know, it is not mine to say. you could also argue that spending cuts that were put in place during the -- when republicans held the house during the '90s,...
165
165
Dec 6, 2012
12/12
by
CURRENT
tv
eye 165
favorite 0
quote 0
we had higher tax rates under clinton, and we created 40 million jobs and had a surplus. then the bush folks came in put the war on the credit card prescription drugs on the credit card, and lowered taxes at the high end, and we had only 700,000 jobs, and had astonishing deficits since then. >> stephanie: the same l.a. times piece even makes that case with the war in afghanistan winding down, the military is asking for less than congress wants to give. so i think there has been so much hysteria over this fiscal cliff that i'm not sure it's warranted. >> that's exactly right. and also the ryan budget you know, their doctrine -- and it really is doctrining. lower taxes for the wealthy, and that will trickle down. untrue. number 2 increase spending in the pentagon way beyond what the pentagon wants and that will make us three. and that cut back on things like education and scientific research and somehow we'll have a stronger future. none of those things make any sense. at the core of the ryan approach, and he is representative of the dominant republican point of view now, i
we had higher tax rates under clinton, and we created 40 million jobs and had a surplus. then the bush folks came in put the war on the credit card prescription drugs on the credit card, and lowered taxes at the high end, and we had only 700,000 jobs, and had astonishing deficits since then. >> stephanie: the same l.a. times piece even makes that case with the war in afghanistan winding down, the military is asking for less than congress wants to give. so i think there has been so much...
130
130
Dec 3, 2012
12/12
by
CURRENT
tv
eye 130
favorite 0
quote 0
he was around when clinton -- remember that economy? okay. he said i wish president obama and the democrats would explain to the nation the federal budget deficit isn't the major problem and deficit reduction shouldn't be the major goal. problem is lack of good jobs and the goal must to be revive both. deficit reduction leads us away from jobs and growth. the reason the fiscal cliff is dangerous is because it's too much deficit reduction too quickly that would suck demand out of the economy. more jobs and growth will help the deficit. recall the '90s when the clinton administration balanced the budget because of faster job growth than anybody expected bringing in more tax revenues than anyone had forecast. europe offers the same lesson in reverse. thank you. as jim says, every time we talk about this, they keep taking the wrong -- lindsey graham said we're going to be greece. yeah, if we do what you want! the best way to generate jobs and growth is for the government to spend more, not less. and for taxes to stay lor owe become lower on the m
he was around when clinton -- remember that economy? okay. he said i wish president obama and the democrats would explain to the nation the federal budget deficit isn't the major problem and deficit reduction shouldn't be the major goal. problem is lack of good jobs and the goal must to be revive both. deficit reduction leads us away from jobs and growth. the reason the fiscal cliff is dangerous is because it's too much deficit reduction too quickly that would suck demand out of the economy....
187
187
Dec 4, 2012
12/12
by
CURRENT
tv
eye 187
favorite 0
quote 0
we'll go back to the clinton era, which will happen at the beginning of the year. >> stephanie: yeah. >> caller: and i mean also other people in the lower-income brackets will have to pay more, but i think we're willing to do that. >> stephanie: i don't think it's a preferable thing to go off of the cliff, but the more and more you see republicans have not changed one bit from their obstructionist ways i think, yeah, maybe. >> caller: it doesn't mean that starting january, the world will come to an end. >> caller: yeah, it's gradual. >> caller: and if you ask the people -- fortunately i live in texas, so the previous president i didn't -- i agree with a lot of times, but i will just say that he never asked us to sacrifice anything. he told us to go shopping. >> stephanie: yeah. >> caller: that is -- it's crazy. >> stephanie: exactly, unless you cut a [ inaudible ] for that last pair of [ mumbling ] shoes. >> stephanie: i should have picked an easier to pronounce shoe. >> keds. [ laughter ] >> stephanie: this is the headlines. they really have not -- they presented another budget where
we'll go back to the clinton era, which will happen at the beginning of the year. >> stephanie: yeah. >> caller: and i mean also other people in the lower-income brackets will have to pay more, but i think we're willing to do that. >> stephanie: i don't think it's a preferable thing to go off of the cliff, but the more and more you see republicans have not changed one bit from their obstructionist ways i think, yeah, maybe. >> caller: it doesn't mean that starting...
154
154
Dec 7, 2012
12/12
by
CURRENT
tv
eye 154
favorite 0
quote 0
i think michelle obama will take bill clinton. >> stephanie: i am so enjoying a bill clinton corkscrew. i do not have the hilary nutcracker yet. conservative actor steven bald win arrested for failing to file three year's of tax returns. [♪ "world news tonight" theme ♪] >> uh-huh. he is one of those fake christian guys. >> stephanie: he is accused of owing more than $350,000 to the state of new york. >> wow. maybe we can bad mouth bono some more. >> stephanie: everybody hold your jokes. [♪ "world news tonight" theme ♪] >> stephanie: john travolta collects hot chocolate. he collects various kinds of hot coco from around the world. he said it represents winter wonderland and christmas. he went on to explain how people should handle hot coco. he said never blow on it. never ever blow it changes the quality of the chocolate. >> that's the gayest thing i have ever heard. >> if you have a gay sex scandal with three different masseurs. don't have an album cover to handle your gay panic scandal, because he is wearing a hot toddy, and is wearing [ inaudible ]. >> stephanie: speaking of
i think michelle obama will take bill clinton. >> stephanie: i am so enjoying a bill clinton corkscrew. i do not have the hilary nutcracker yet. conservative actor steven bald win arrested for failing to file three year's of tax returns. [♪ "world news tonight" theme ♪] >> uh-huh. he is one of those fake christian guys. >> stephanie: he is accused of owing more than $350,000 to the state of new york. >> wow. maybe we can bad mouth bono some more. >>...
218
218
Dec 5, 2012
12/12
by
CURRENT
tv
eye 218
favorite 0
quote 0
and a quick note on hillary clinton, a new abc news "washington post" poll shows if she decides to run for president in 2016, she's already got a leg up. 57% of people say they would support her. not a bad start. we're back after the break. stay with us. exciting issue. from financial regulation, iran getting a nuclear bomb, civil war in syria, fraud on wall street, destruction of medicare and medicaid. there are real issues here. having been a governor, i know that trade-offs are tough. things everyday exploding around the world that leave no shortage for exciting conversations. i want our viewer to understand why things have happened. at the end of the show, you know what has happened, why its happened and more importantly, what's going to happen tomorrow. of sununu, you're wrong. mitt romney, you're wrong. we need more teachers, not fewer teachers and more cops and more firefighters that support our >> announcer: ladies and gentlemen, it's "the stephanie miller show." ♪ i'm walkin' on sunshine ♪ ♪ i'm walkin' on sunshine ♪ ♪ and it's time to feel good ♪ ♪ hey, all righ
and a quick note on hillary clinton, a new abc news "washington post" poll shows if she decides to run for president in 2016, she's already got a leg up. 57% of people say they would support her. not a bad start. we're back after the break. stay with us. exciting issue. from financial regulation, iran getting a nuclear bomb, civil war in syria, fraud on wall street, destruction of medicare and medicaid. there are real issues here. having been a governor, i know that trade-offs are...
142
142
Dec 4, 2012
12/12
by
CURRENT
tv
eye 142
favorite 0
quote 0
all i can say that benjamin met yahoo was in the hillary clinton video. maybe he's waiting for 2016. thank you for your time tonight. >> thank you eliot. >> e [ ♪ theme ♪ ] >> bill: hey, good morning everybody. what do you say? it is tuesday, december 4. so good to see you today. welcome to the "full court press" here on current tv. your new progressive morning show. the only progressive morning show anywhere on cable television in this country. good to have you with us this morning. we will tell you -- bring you up to date on all of the latest news of the day and take your calls at 1-866-55-press. and word is out this morning that roger ails told david petraeus when he was still in iraq that he should quit and run for president of the united states against barack obama and if he did so, roger ails said he would quit fox news and run his campaign. how about it. don't tell me fox news is not the broadcast arm of the republican party. that proves it! all right. we'll get into that and a whole lot more here. first we get the latest current news update fr
all i can say that benjamin met yahoo was in the hillary clinton video. maybe he's waiting for 2016. thank you for your time tonight. >> thank you eliot. >> e [ ♪ theme ♪ ] >> bill: hey, good morning everybody. what do you say? it is tuesday, december 4. so good to see you today. welcome to the "full court press" here on current tv. your new progressive morning show. the only progressive morning show anywhere on cable television in this country. good to have you...
137
137
Nov 29, 2012
11/12
by
CURRENT
tv
eye 137
favorite 0
quote 0
as you may have heard he's reportedly considering nominating susan rice to replace hillary clinton as secretary of state and already the republicans are on the offensive. they need to come out strong, because they're in the senate minority next term 55-45. the dems need 60 vote to overcome republican fill buster, so they need five republicans to join them if they want to confirm rice. republicans stall worth john mccain and lindsey mccain have come out strongly against her citing the benghazi attacks and her remarks. today, moderate republican susan collins indicated that she might feel similarly. collins and republican senator bob corker had a 75 minute meeting with rice and afterward they still don't sound convinced. >> i still have many questions that remain unanswered. >> there's a handful of people that the president surrounds himself with that all of us hold to a very different level, and the secretary of state no doubt is one of those. we want someone of independence. >> well, president obama and secretary clinton both rushed to her defense. >> i couldn't be prouder of the job
as you may have heard he's reportedly considering nominating susan rice to replace hillary clinton as secretary of state and already the republicans are on the offensive. they need to come out strong, because they're in the senate minority next term 55-45. the dems need 60 vote to overcome republican fill buster, so they need five republicans to join them if they want to confirm rice. republicans stall worth john mccain and lindsey mccain have come out strongly against her citing the benghazi...
220
220
Dec 5, 2012
12/12
by
CURRENT
tv
eye 220
favorite 0
quote 0
who was really doing badly during the clinton years? all right. >> the problem is that kind of tax structure makes it so that -- again, part of it is taking capital gains -- the dividend income back up to a normal income. that's the biggest leap for them. that's the one they're freaked out about. when you do that, it makes you less -- likely to take your money out of the investment system and just spend it or put it someplace else and it keeps it in the system. keeps american businesses flowing. keeps you invested. that investment in and of itself is good for the economy. it is the extraction over the last decade that's actually really harmful where people are skimming the short-term -- like shorting airlines or something. [ ♪ "world news tonight" ♪ ] >> stephanie: i'm confused. i thought yesterday we had a -- california was banning gay repairtive therapy which is dangerous. two federal judges have arrived at opposite conclusions on whether the state's first of its kind law prohibiting therapist from changing them violates the const
who was really doing badly during the clinton years? all right. >> the problem is that kind of tax structure makes it so that -- again, part of it is taking capital gains -- the dividend income back up to a normal income. that's the biggest leap for them. that's the one they're freaked out about. when you do that, it makes you less -- likely to take your money out of the investment system and just spend it or put it someplace else and it keeps it in the system. keeps american businesses...
182
182
Nov 30, 2012
11/12
by
CURRENT
tv
eye 182
favorite 0
quote 0
this week, secretary of state hillae clinton is joining in on the conversation, calling it an issue of national security. >> that's because if congress fails to pass a budget deal in the next 31 days we could see dangerous consequences, not only for the u.s. standing in the world but, also for the entire global economy. clinton spoke with the brookins institute yesterday and said while europe does need to fix its own props, much of the -- problems, much of the burden is on washington to build stronger foundationsats home. house speaker boehner said yesterday that he was seeing no progress in negotiations but the democrats, they don't really agree with that too much. they think the g.o.p. is ready to cave in and pass the plan that would extend the bush tax cuts for everyone except the top 2%. now, that's of course a pretty big gamble but since many republicans are calling for the same and back away from norquist's pledge, the democrats do feel like they have some pretty big leverage. that deal would just solve part of the problem and put much of the negotiations off until next year. we'
this week, secretary of state hillae clinton is joining in on the conversation, calling it an issue of national security. >> that's because if congress fails to pass a budget deal in the next 31 days we could see dangerous consequences, not only for the u.s. standing in the world but, also for the entire global economy. clinton spoke with the brookins institute yesterday and said while europe does need to fix its own props, much of the -- problems, much of the burden is on washington to...
177
177
Dec 5, 2012
12/12
by
CURRENT
tv
eye 177
favorite 0
quote 0
. >> i pick my suggestionsor, hillary clinton. ain't going to happen. is it? >> no. i think she would realize that negotiating between netan yahoo is hamas: she is saying, uh-uh. i am keeping my day job. >> don't have to deal with the potholes and that kind of stuff. >> mayor of john lindsey, this is ancient history from the me ran and i think the slogan was the second cup of java in america. there is a lot of truth in that. being a mayor, is being tough because you actually have to provide services whether it's the garbage or plow the streets in the snow stores it's a tough job. >> you are on the line. they know where you live and they have your home number. we will see you tonight on view point, 8:00 p.m. current tv. thanks so. >> always a pleasure. >> he willelliott, the greatest, a great show "viewpoint" at 8:00 p.m. eastern. >> this is the bill press shows. the right have about "the heavy hand of government". i want to have that conversation. really! you know, i'd like to arm our viewers with the ability to argue with their conservative uncle joe over the dinner
. >> i pick my suggestionsor, hillary clinton. ain't going to happen. is it? >> no. i think she would realize that negotiating between netan yahoo is hamas: she is saying, uh-uh. i am keeping my day job. >> don't have to deal with the potholes and that kind of stuff. >> mayor of john lindsey, this is ancient history from the me ran and i think the slogan was the second cup of java in america. there is a lot of truth in that. being a mayor, is being tough because you...